Cardiac and autonomic mechanisms contributing to SUDEP

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-29

  Bermeo Ovalle, Adriana C ^a   Kennedy, Jeffrey D ^b   Schuele, Stephan U ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Cardiac; Epilepsy; Mortality; Seizures; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRADYCARDIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; HEART ARREST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; TACHYCARDIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; ETIOLOGY; HEART; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HEART; HUMANS;

EID: 84922671474     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000155     Document Type: Review

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